Education and Training
Upcoming events
Webinar: Supporting Sexuality Education for AAC Users
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
3:30-5:00 p.m. PST
Online on Zoom
Presented by Sex and Disability Educator Evan Sweeney, this free webinar is designed to build educator capacity to deliver inclusive, accessible, and trauma-informed sexuality education for students who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), including nonspeaking and semi-speaking individuals.
Learn more and register for the Supporting Sexuality Education for AAC Users webinar
Past events
Visit the past events page for the full archive of recorded webinars, transcripts, resources from past events, and more.
National webinars
MHDD Webinar - Addressing Mental Health in Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities during Transition to Adulthood
The Lifespan Transition Clinic (LTC) at the Institute on Development & Disability (IDD) provides assessment, recommendations, and collaboration with community partners for youth who experience intellectual and developmental disabilities. We describe our methods, provide real-life experience with mental health concerns during transition years, and discuss access to needed services.
AUCD Webinar - Taking Charge of My Health Care
Learn about a free resource called “Taking Charge of My Health Care Toolkit.” The toolkit aims to increase the skills of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to manage and advocate for their health and health care through general health education, skill building exercises, and sharing of resources.
AUCD Webinar - The SHEIDD Project
Learn more about the UCEDD's collaboration with Multnomah County to support the sexual and reproductive health of young people experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities.
AUCD Webinar - Dancing with the Spirits
Listen to the UCEDD at OHSU and two other UCEDDs share about the role and importance of spiritual supports for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families as a crucial community resource.
OHSU Grand Rounds
Pediatric Grand Rounds Celebrating Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Participatory Research: Autism, AAC, and Communication
Presented on March 14, 2024 by
- Amy Donaldson, PhD, Portland State University
- Alyssa Zisk, PhD, AssistiveWare
- Brandon Eddy, MA, Portland State University
- endever* corbin, Oregon Health & Science University
Amy Donaldson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences at Portland State University. Using a participatory research framework, she is interested in investigating social interaction, communication, and relationships within the autistic community, as well as disability representation.
Presented on March 9, 2023 by
- Laura Lee McIntyre, PhD, University of Oregon
Dr. McIntyre has over twenty years of clinical and research experience focused on developing parent, educator, and professional relationships that support children with developmental delays or disabilities.
Clinical Efforts for Children with Complex Communication Needs - 50 Years of Support From the UCEDD
Presented on March 10, 2022 by
- Melanie Fried-Oken, PhD, CCC-Sp, OHSU Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology, Biomedical Engineering & Otolaryngology, Director of the REKNEW research projects, co-director of the OHSU UCEDD
- Kristi Atkins, EdD, CCC-Sp, OHSU Associate Professor of Pediatrics and CDRC Speech-Language Pathologist
- Janice Staehely, OHSU UCEDD Self-Advocate
Learn about research informed community projects, clinical service, and the intersection of lived experience.